Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1834, to July 1, 1838, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1838.

Served: in the Florida War, 1838‑39; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1839; at the Camp of Instruction near Trenton, N. J., 1839; at the Military Academy, as Asst. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Aug. 28, 1839, to July 19, 1841; as Asst. Ordnance